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Monday, June 27, 2011

The Four Seasons

For
one of my classes my exam revision involved listening to a lot of
podcasts, ones that I'd listened to and taken notes on before, so I
needed something to keep my hands busy while I was listening but
wasn't difficult enough that I'd concentrate more on it then the
podcast. I also mentioned in a recent post that I was thinking about
trying blackwork. . . .

This
is what I came out with. A (fairly) simple blackwork band sampler of
the four seasons. The many many many rhodes squares were just what I
needed when studying. But I don't want to see another one again for a
while!

I think the whole thing
just lends itself to being a bookmark, even if it's a bit longer than
the usual. If I can find a nice backing fabric sometime I'll make it
up and keep it on hand. I didn't stitch it with anyone in mind, which
is unusual for me, but it's a nice one to keep for when you need a
gift for someone at short notice. Here's a close up of Spring and
Summer.

I
think if I did it again I'd use one strand of black instead of two. I
like the bolder lines but it meant some of the intricacies of the
detail is pretty much invisible. Here's Autumn and Winter.

Today
I'm busy getting ready to head off on holiday. Tomorrow at
approximately 3 o clock I get to pick up my man from the airport.
FINALLY! We've been doing long distance for a long time, but it's
been a longer wait than usual between seeing each other this time
around, the longest we've ever had. So long that I'm not really even
that excited yet, because my heart doesn't believe yet that he's on a plane
somewhere between London and Dubai and I'll get to see him tomorrow! I don't think I'll believe it until
he walks through the arrivals gate.

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I'm Sarah. I'm a small town Kiwi girl adjusting to life smack bang in the middle of the Midlands, UK. Most of the time you'll find me in the library by day, crafting by night. Here you'll find my everyday adventures, alongside embroidery, knitting, crochet, sewing, dress making and much much more.

Recently I've been taking a step back from blogging - life calls! So until the bug hits again, this space has become more of a straight-out diary for my crafting life. But still, have a look around, I'm glad to have you here